All competitive athletes around the world are always trying to find strategies to enhance their performances in their respective sports either on the field, on the court, on the track, etc. Many people assume that these athletes are putting extras hours in the weight room, doing extra fitness after practices, and changing their diets all for the purpose that could possibly help their performances. According to the article, “Competitive Sport Environments: Performance Enhancement through Cognitive Intervention written by John M. Silva, a simple strategy called cognitive intervention has helped enhance ‘problemed’ athletes performances in actual competitive play.
Cognitive intervention has modification strategies that focus on identifying where the athlete struggles within their thought processes. These strategies are developed to modify and sometimes replace the cognitive set of the individuals. This is to try and help change the improper behaviors that athletes have issues with their performances. There are many different approaches that can be taken during an intervention such as relaxation, coping imagery, covert conditioning, behavioral rehearsal and real life behavioral demonstrations. Imagery and mental rehearsal are commonly used in sport related skills. These strategies have been seen to improve behavioral input and performance. Using these strategies and adding to the behavior modification strategies can positively highlight performances.
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